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Guatemalan nationality law
Guatemalan nationality law is regulated by the 1985 Constitution, as amended in 1995,[1] and the 1966 Nationality Law, as amended in 1996.[2] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a citizen of Guatemala. The legal means to acquire nationality and formal membership in a nation differ from the relationship of rights and obligations between a national and the nation, known as citizenship.[3][4][5] Guatemalan nationality is typically obtained either on the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in Guatemala; or under the rules of jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth abroad to at least one parent with Guatemalan nationality. It can also be granted to a permanent resident who has lived in Guatemala for a given period of time through naturalization.[6]
- ^ Valle Velasco 2012, p. 1.
- ^ Decreto número 1613 1996, p. 1.
- ^ Boll 2007, p. 66-67.
- ^ Honohan & Rougier 2018, p. 338.
- ^ Guerry & Rundell 2016, p. 73.
- ^ Sarazua 2020, p. 9.
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